<s>
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
Anthology	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
compilation	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
boasts	O
different	O
controller	O
configurations	O
,	O
most	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
supporting	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
and	O
all	O
regional	O
variants	O
supporting	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
marks	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
SNK	O
Playmore	O
as	O
a	O
third-party	O
developer	O
for	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
console	O
since	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
are	O
virtually	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
versions	O
released	O
on	O
arcade	O
(	O
and	O
the	O
more	O
recent	O
titles	O
published	O
on	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cooperative	O
gameplay	O
is	O
enabled	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
a	O
wireless	O
mode	O
so	O
that	O
two	O
people	O
can	O
play	O
together	O
and	O
work	O
as	O
a	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
downloadable	O
version	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
for	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
Anthology	I-Application
was	O
then	O
released	O
on	O
PC	B-Device
in	O
2009	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
2015	O
and	O
2016	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
1-5	O
and	O
X	O
are	O
done	O
via	O
emulation	O
of	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
versions	O
,	O
while	O
6	O
is	O
a	O
ported	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
1-6	O
and	O
X	O
are	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
games	O
have	O
not	O
been	O
altered	O
in	O
any	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
with	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
abilities	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
all	O
been	O
kept	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
manual	O
erroneously	O
states	O
that	O
the	O
'	O
slide	O
 '	O
ability	O
is	O
achievable	O
in	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
5	O
,	O
and	O
6	O
—	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
6	O
do	O
not	O
include	O
this	O
feature	O
in	O
either	O
the	O
arcade	O
or	O
console	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Art	O
Gallery	O
-	O
Concept	O
art	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
1	O
to	O
6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wallpapers	O
-	O
PSP-only	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sound	O
Gallery	O
-	O
Music	O
from	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
1	O
to	O
6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
includes	O
an	O
option	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
copy	O
the	O
music	O
to	O
the	O
Memory	O
Stick	O
as	O
Atrac3+	O
format	O
audio	O
files	O
with	O
the	O
proper	O
track	O
name	O
and	O
album	O
tags	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Options	O
-	O
Including	O
difficulty	O
,	O
lives	O
(	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
limited	O
or	O
unlimited	O
,	O
if	O
they	O
are	O
limited	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
lives	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
depends	O
upon	O
the	O
difficulty	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
rapid-fire	O
option	O
for	O
all	O
games	O
except	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interview	O
-	O
A	O
readable	O
interview	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
designers	O
and	O
programmers	O
about	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
series	I-Application
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
Anthology	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
support	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
Western	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
